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The demand for ivory never wavered and after the elephant ivory was banned, mammoth ivory came into prominence. Alaska has been the center for harvesting genuine mammoth ivory and carving various ivory artifacts for centuries. Along with mammoth tusks, the place is teeming with walrus and whale teeth and bones, sought after by artists’ and […]

The most prevalent ivory was African ivory which was used extensively during the 1400s to 1900s in Europe and Asia. It was only after 1989 that mammoth ivory completely replaced the demand for elephant ivory. Some of the key aspects of African tusk ivory are that it is not white but creamy in color and […]

The mammoth ivory is sourced from the skeletal remains of the ancient wooly mammoths. The wooly mammoths perished during the last ice age are dated from 10,000 to 40,000 years ago. The precious tusks that are the only source of legal ivory worldwide grew to a length of 10 feet to 15 feet. But this […]

Planning on collecting and investing in Japanese netsuke? It is a specialized art and collectors pay top dollars for rare and antique netsuke. Though you might like a netsuke but is it worth the price? How do you determine which is the right one for your collection? We understand that there are various aspects of […]

Sourced from the isolated regions in Serbia and Arctic during the short summer months, fossil ivory hunters face cold icy winds and waters, looking for the uncovered tusks that poke out from the melting permafrost. Over 10,000 to 15,000 years ago, wooly mammoths roamed the earth but perished at the end of the last Ice […]

You have seen innumerable delicate figurines of ivory which is sourced from the extinct mammoth tusks, but do you know how the artists carve it? Learn more about working with mammoth ivory. Traditionally, artists only carved the inner core of the tusk but more artists today start with the outer layer of tusk to conserve […]

Even though the elephant ivory trade was completely banned in 1989 due to the drastic decline of the elephants all over the world, the demand for ivory art remained. Today the collectors and patrons of ivory have their fill of the artistic delights, with the prized antique mammoth tusk ivory. The extinct wooly mammoths perished […]

Being a collector and ardent patron of ivory products, it is wonderful to see artists creating amazing sculptures and netsuke out of varied pieces of antique mammoth tusk ivory. It is like holding a real piece of history, blending in the artistic creativity with expertise, creating unique artifacts, to pass on as heirlooms. Talking about […]